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A potential TikTok deal emerged Monday between the US and China, two days before the Trump administration's latest sell or be banned deadline. Now, attention is shifting to the app's Chinese algorithm, with the Financial Times reporting it will be used in the US version.
Wang Jingtao, deputy director of the China's national internet regulator, told reporters that the deal included "licensing the algorithm and other intellectual property rights." The Financial Times further reports that US Treasury secretar
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Tariffs. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids. National Guard deployments. Epstein files. Strikes on Iran. Gaza and Ukraine. Sticky inflation. The first year of President Donald Trump’s time in office has been a firehose of unpopular policies, confrontational tactics, and frequent clashes with his perceived enemies. Each of these developments has tended to trigger […] Read more ›
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"There are people that are living in a MAGA universe online," Ocasio-Cortez said. "And that happens as well in progressive content and algorithms." Read more ›
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The White House says furloughed federal workers aren't automatically entitled to back pay, and Congress may have to pass a law to grant it to them. Read more ›
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The Economist's "Carrie Bradshaw index" ranks cities by how affordable they are for single renters. Here's where you can get a deal. Read more ›
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ICE ordered a bunch of vehicles that track cell phones, because of course it did. Read more ›
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John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John Martinis built an electrical circuit-based oscillator on a microchip. Read more ›
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Taylor Swift's music includes references to famous novelists, playwrights, and poets, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Shakespeare, and Pablo Neruda. Read more ›
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'Starfinder' hopes to have its big 'Baldur's Gate 3' moment with the 2027-bound computer game 'Starfinder: Afterlight.' Read more ›
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Inflation soared during the COVID-19 pandemic. Was that enough to make Musk's $25,000 EV prediction true? We crunched the numbers. Read more ›
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FCI Fort Dix has what's known as a Residential Drug Abuse Program that Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyer suggested would be beneficial to him. Read more ›
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Jared Leto visits a very familiar-looking Grid in this new trailer for the film, out Friday. Read more ›
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Apple today released new firmware designed for the prior-generation AirPods Pro 2 and the AirPods 4 models. The firmware has a build number of 8A358, up from 8A356. There's no word on what's include in the updated firmware, but the prior 8A356 update added iOS 26 features to the AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3, and AirPods 4 with ANC. The software introduced better audio quality for phone calls and... Read more ›
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AltStore PAL, which launched as one of the first alternative iOS app stores in the EU last year, is coming to more countries, developer Riley Testut announced today. “Specifically, we plan to launch in Japan, Brazil, and Australia before the end of the year, with the UK to follow in 2026,” Testut says. Launching in […] Read more ›
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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court broke from its increasingly common practice of deciding important cases without holding an oral argument or even explaining the reasoning of its decision, to hear a case about whether states may ban a practice known as “conversion therapy” — therapy sessions which seek to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender […] Read more ›
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Apple today provided public beta testers with the second releases of upcoming iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1 and watchOS 26.1 updates for testing purposes. Apple seeded the betas to developers yesterday. After signing up for beta testing on Apple's beta site, public beta testers can download the updates using the Software Update section in the Settings app on each device. iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS... Read more ›
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The ooey-gooey, proudly raunchy horror comedy launched a fundraiser ahead of its theatrical release—and it's still going along with its arrival at home. Read more ›
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Following Apple's removal of ICEBlock from the App Store, an app used to report on the activity of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, 404 Media reports that Google is also removing similar apps from the Play Store. In a statement to Engadget, Google said "ICEBlock was never available on Google Play, but we removed similar apps for violations of our policies." Google says that it decided to remove apps that... Read more ›
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There's a long list of reasons US stability is now teetering between "Fyre Festival" and "Charlie Sheen's 'Tiger Blood' era." Now you can add cybersecurity to the tally. A crucial cyber defense law, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015), has lapsed. With the government out of commission, the nation's computer networks are more exposed for… who knows how long. Welcome to 2025, baby. CISA 2015 promotes the... Read more ›
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It’s been quite the week for Xbox news. A lot of people are still coming to terms with Microsoft's veritable gut-punch of announcement that the price of a Game Pass Ultimate subscription is about to soar by 50 percent. And if that has already pushed you into washing your hands with Xbox altogether, it looks like Microsoft may soon attempt to tempt you back by giving away its cloud gaming... Read more ›
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California governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Friday that grants rideshare drivers in the state the right to unionize. It's the second state to grant organizing rights to rideshare drivers, who are independent contractors, following the passage of a similar law in Massachusetts in 2024. There are over 800,000 rideshare drivers in California, and the bill that was just signed into law "establishes a clear legal framework for union certification,... Read more ›
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Microsoft has announced some major changes for Game Pass. It’s rebranding some of the tiers, which should make it a little easier to keep tabs on what games and features are available on each. However, there are some painful price increases here. The high-end plan, Game Pass Ultimate now costs $30 per month. That’s a 50 percent price increase from the previous $20 per month, and there’s no annual or... Read more ›
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A court in the Netherlands has ordered Meta to change Facebook and Instagram's timelines, after finding that the element ran afoul of the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA). As reported by Reuters, the Dutch court said that the company needs to provide users with simpler options — namely ones that don't rely on an algorithm. "People in the Netherlands are not sufficiently able to make free and autonomous choices... Read more ›
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The story of the Rabbit R1 is a cautionary tale. The AI gadget stole CES 2024, thanks in large part to its cutesy design and Rabbit's promise that it could do nearly everything a smartphone could without being a distraction. At least that was the pitch. When it finally arrived a few months later, with buggy software and a laundry list of features that simply didn't work, the backlash was... Read more ›
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Oura’s fourth-generation smart ring has been on the market for around a year, but the company is still looking to broaden its appeal. Today, Oura is launching a version of the Ring 4 clad in Zirconia Ceramic, offering a combination of durability and eye-catching color. The Ring 4 Ceramic comes in four colors: Cloud (white), Midnight (dark blue), Petal (pink) or Tide (pale green), all of which are priced at... Read more ›
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OpenAI and Jony Ive could still have some serious loose ends to tie up before releasing their highly anticipated AI device. According to a Financial Times report, the partnership is still struggling with some "technical issues" that could ultimately end up pushing back the device's release date, which is expected to be sometime in 2026. One of those lingering dilemmas involves figuring out the AI assistant's voice and mannerisms, according... Read more ›
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If you prefer open-ear AirPods but still have an older model, this deal could be worth noting. Amazon's October Prime Day has the AirPods 4 on sale for $90, or 30 percent off their usual price. That's also the lowest we've seen them. When Apple updated its standard AirPods in 2024, it released two models: one with active noise cancellation (ANC) and one without. We consider the non-ANC models to... Read more ›
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